Comments on: Reloading Tip: Set Your Decapping Rod Insertion Depth Correctly

By: loren

loren — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:24:18 +0000

Is there a chart on which each De-capping pint go to which Cal. I am talking about the small pins with a head.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 19:18:37 +0000

I had a issue with their 22 Hornet Collet die. The decap rod will NOT fit Hornaday Brass much like Lapula and other brass. Long story short decap pin broke. Lifetime warranty –called and was told that there would be a $7.95 shipping fee for the “FREE” decap rod

Jim

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:52:06 +0000

osiris, From your description, I believe your seater die is set too low in your press. The crimp has been formed, and the final movement of the press ram causes the case to be compressed.

By: Henna

Henna — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 06:19:59 +0000

Osiris I have had the same problem. When your seater die is not properly adjusted (in this case, screwed in too far in the press), it presses the neck down into the shoulder of the case, which causes it to collapse. Hope this helps.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:14:08 +0000

Are you trying to seat and crimp at the same time? A separate Lee crimper die might solve the problem. If you are using the Lee crimper then I have no idea what is happening to your brass.

By: matt

matt — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:57:56 +0000

Osiris my brass will calapse when seating certain flat base bullets. I had to buy a vld chamfer tool that solved the problem for me. I would have to look at your setup to fully diagnose the problem kind of off topic sorry.

By: osiris

osiris — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:26:52 +0000

i am haveing a problem reloading win .308 with a lee die. i have been reloading for about 15 years, never had this problem everything is fine until i crimp the sheel and bullet (speer) together thatsd when the brass collaspes st the shoulder everything seems ok with the brass bullet and dies but the last “cam” type action of the press does the dammage…any ideas?

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:52:37 +0000

Thanks for the tip! I had this problem and I didn’t know what was causing it. Just checked my decapper and the rod was set way too low.

By: SPClark

SPClark — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:04:00 +0000

“NOTE that the decapping pin supplied with this Lee die is TOO LARGE for LAPUA 6BR, Lapua 220 Russian, and Norma 6 PPC flash holes.”

Add to that list Lapua’s new Palma 308 and 6.5×47 brass; this item was likely first posted before those Lapua products became available.